Development of reading skills of Mathayom 1 students using SQ3R learning management

Abstract

The Development of Reading Skills of Grade 7 Students through SQ3R Learning Method The objectives of this research were: (1) to develop the reading skills of Grade 7 students before and after learning through the SQ3R learning method, (2) to compare the effectiveness of the instructional plan for developing reading skills of Grade 7 students before and after learning through the SQ3R method based on the 80/80 criterion, and (3) to study the students’ satisfaction with the SQ3R learning method. The sample consisted of 25 Grade 7 students from Class 1/1, Semester 1, Academic Year 2025, at Nanang Phatthanasueksa School, Nong Khai Province, selected by simple random sampling. The research instruments were: (1) instructional plans for developing reading skills using the SQ3R method, (2) a satisfaction questionnaire, and (3) a reading skill test. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and percentage.

          The findings revealed that: (1) the students’ reading skills after learning through the SQ3R method exceeded the criterion with an average of 80.40 percent, higher than the 80 percent benchmark, (2) the effectiveness of the instructional plan for developing reading skills using the SQ3R method met the 80/80 criterion, with the index of item-objective congruence (IOC) equal to 1.00, and (3) the students’ satisfaction with the SQ3R learning method was at a high level.